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H. L. MARBAGH.

DART.

Patented A 3, 1883.

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WITNE ATTORNEYS SSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERMANN L. MARBACII, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

DART.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,236, dated April 3,1883.

(No model vl To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMANN L. MARBACH, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State ofOhio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Toy Darts; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and ex actdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a perspective view of my toy dart, and Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view of the same.

This invention has relation to toy darts ;and it consists in theconstruction and novel arrangement of the pointed wire havinga spiral orcorrugated portion near its point and an eye or loop at its rear end,the ribbons or fliers attached to the latter, and the weight-stop placedon the wire about the spiral or corrugated portion a short distance fromthe point, all as hereinafter set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter a designates a short piece ofwire, which is pointed at the end b, and at the other end is formed withan eye or loop, 0. Near its point the wire a is bent in spiral orcorrugated form, as indicated at d, and upon this portion of the wire iscast or screwed a weight or ball, 6, of metal, rubber, wood, or othersuitable material, metal being preferred. The wire passes centrallythrough the weight or ball, so that the weight of the latter is evenlydistributed around the wire. The corrugated or spiral portion (1 servesto keep the ball in position on the wire. To the loop or eye 0, at therear end I of the wire, are fastened one or more fliers, 0,

consisting of strips of cloth, ribbons, or feathers.

The dartis intended to be thrownata wooden target. In throwing the dartit is not necessary to hold it point foremost. The ball is grasped andthrown, and being the heaviest part of the dart, and near its point,will, when aided by the retarding influence of the fliers at the rearend, cause the dart to rectify its position in its passage through theair, so that it will strike the target with its point, which will embeditself in the target and hold the dart in place until it is removed. Inorder that the dart shall have time to right itself,

the target should he placed at a distance of twenty or thirty feet. Theball being placed near the point will serve as a stop to prevent thepoint lrom entering deepl5 into any substance.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

The toy dart consisting of the pointed wire, having a spiral orcorrugated portion near its point and an eye or loop at its rear end,the ribbons or fliers attached to the latter, and the weight stop orball placed on the wire about the spiral or corrugated portion near thepoint, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above 1 have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

HERMANN Ii. MARBAUH.

Witnesses:

ROBERT F. LAGANKE, PAUL BERNHARD.

